ASSISTANCE FOR REFUGEES IN AFRICA SEC. 107. In addition to amounts otherwise available for such purpose, $5,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 101(a)(4) of this Act shall be available only for assistance for refugees in Africa. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR MANAGEMENT SEC. 114. (a) * * (b)(1) Paragraph (9) of section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting "and Under Secretary of State for Management" immediately after "Programs". (2) Paragraph (10) of section 5315 of such title is repealed. (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1978. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS MATTERS SEC. 115. (a) There is established in the Department of State, in addition to the positions provided under the first section of the Act of May 26, 1949 (22 U.S.C. 2652), an Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for the overall coordination of the role of the Department of State in the international aspects of narcotics problems. (b)(1) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(122) Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics Matters, Department of State.". (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall take effect on October 1, 1978. PUBLICATION OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SEC. 120.5 (a) The Congress finds that the Department of State publication "Foreign Relations of the United States" plays an important role in making the documentary record of United States foreign relations available to the Congress and the American public. (b) The Secretary of State shall therefore insure that publication of the "Foreign Relations of the United States" volumes is continued in such a manner as will maintain the high standard of comprehensive documentation already established by past volumes. 22 U.S.C. 2652a. 5 44 U.S.C. 1314 note. ASSISTANCE TO BEREAVED UNITED STATES FAMILIES SEC. 121.6 The Congress finds that the Department of State should, in the performance of its consular duties, render all reasonable administrative assistance to a United States citizen who is making_necessary arrangements following the death of another United States citizen abroad. SYSTEMATIC INFORMATION-SHARING SEC. 122.7 The Congress finds that— (1) international political, economic, and other studies prepared systematically by analysts of the Department of State as needed background information for executive branch policymakers could be similarly valuable to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate in fulfilling their responsibilities; and (2) a formal information-sharing arrangement between the Department of State and such congressional committees could therefore serve the national interest, provided that controls on dissemination are established which insure that neither the process of analysis nor necessary confidentiality is jeopardized. ASSISTING MINORITY ENTERPRISE SEC. 123. (a) The Congress finds that the Inter-Agency Council for Minority Enterprise has been created to assist minority owned and operated businesses in establishing broader markets, including markets with respect to procurement by the United States Government. (b) It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State, in cooperation with such Council, should (1) broaden minority business participation in the provision of goods and services for the Department of State; and (2) establish and expand export markets for minority busi nesses. LIMITATION ON GEOGRAPHICAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IN UNITED STATES PASSPORTS SEC. 124. For the purpose of achieving greater United States compliance with the provisions of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (signed at Helsinki on August 1, 1975) and for the purpose of encouraging other countries which are signatories to the Final Act to comply with those provisions, the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes", approved July 3, 622 U.S.C. 1175 note. Sec. 505(a) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 299) repealed subsec. (b) of this section which had required a report from the Secretary of State describing alternative procedures by which the Department of State could provide loans or other forms of assistance to a US citizen to facilitate arrangements following the death of another U.S. citizen abroad. The Secretary submitted this report on Jan. 19, 1979. 22 U.S.C. 2280 note. Sec. 505(a) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 299) repealed subsec. (b) of this section which had required a report from the Secretary of State containing recommendations for the establishment of an information-sharing arrangement between the State Department and congressional committees. The Secretary submitted this report on Jan. 19, 1979. 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Unless authorized by law, a passport may not be designated as restricted for travel to or for use in any country other than a country with which the United States is at war, where armed hostilities are in progress, or where there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of United States travellers.". DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTS SEC. 125.9 It is the sense of the Congress that a diplomatic or official United States passport should be issued only to, and used only by, a person who holds a diplomatic or other official position in the United States Government or who is otherwise eligible for such a passport under conditions specifically authorized by law. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN CITIZENS SEC. 126.10 (a) For the purpose of implementing general principles of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (signed at Helsinki on August 1, 1975) emphasizing the lowering of international barriers to the free movement of people and ideas and in accordance with provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations establishing the legal principles of nondiscrimination and reciprocity, it shall be the general policy of the United States to impose restrictions on travel within the United States by citizens of another country only when the government of that country imposes restrictions on travel by the United States citizens within that country. (b) The Secretary of State shall (1) insure that this policy is clearly conveyed to any foreign government imposing travel restrictions on United States citizens; and (2) seek to elimination, on a mutual and reciprocal basis, of travel restrictions imposed by such government and by the Government of the United States on each other's citizens. (c) 11 *** [Repealed-1983] (d) Subsection (a) may not be construed as limiting any restrictions on travel within the United States which are imposed by the United States Government, on a reciprocal basis, with respect to the officials of particular foreign governments. TITLE II-INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION AGENCY 8 For text, see page 670. 922 U.S.C. 211a note. 10 22 U.S.C. 2691 note. 11 Sec. 1011(a)(1) of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (Public Law 98-164; 97 Stat. 1061) repealed subsec. (c) which had required a report to Congress by the Secretary of State annually for 1979-1381 concerning domestic travel restrictions imposed by the U.S. Government, on a reciprocal basis, with respect to similar restrictions imposed by foreign governments on United States citizens. SEC. 411. (a) Subchapter III of chapter 59 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "§ 5926. Compensatory time off at certain posts in foreign areas "(a) Under regulations prescribed pursuant to this subchapter, and notwithstanding subchapter V of chapter 55 of this title or any other law, the head of an agency may, on request of an employee serving in a foreign area— "(1) at an isolated post performing functions required to be maintained on a substantially continuous basis, grant the employee compensatory time off for an equal amount of time spent in regularly scheduled overtime work; or "(2) at a post in a locality that customarily observes irregular hours of work or where other special conditions are present, in order to cope with those special circumstances, grant the employee compensatory time off for an equal amount 12 Sec. 2205(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465; 94 Stat. 2160), repealed sec. 401. 13 Sec. 405(a) amended the Foreign Service Act of 1946 by adding a new sec. 708. (Foreign Service Act of 1946 was replaced by the Foreign Service Act of 1980.) Sec. 1101(a)(2) of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (Public Law 98-164; 97 Stat. 1061), repealed sec. 405(b) which had required a report to Congress from the Secretary of State regarding orientation and language training programs for family members of U.S. Government employees. 14 Sec. 109 of the Continuing Appropriations, Fiscal Year 1979 (Public Law 95-482; 92 Stat. 1604), repealed sec. 406. It formerly read as follows: "SPECIAL COMPUTATION OF ANNUITIES "SEC. 406. Notwithstanding the first sentence of section 821(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 1076(a)), the annuity of any participant in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System whose salary was or is limited by the provisions of section 5308 of title 5, United States Code, and who retires during the period beginning October 1, 1978, and ending December 31, 1979, shall be equal to 2 per centum of his or her basic salary for the highest year of service for which contributions have been made to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund multiplied by the number of years, not exceeding thirty-five, of service credit obtained in accordance with the provisions of sections 851 and 853 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 1091 and 1093)." of time spent in regularly scheduled overtime work for use during the pay period in which it is earned. Credit for compensatory time off earned under paragraph (2) shall not form the basis for any additional compensation. "(b) Compensatory time earned under this section shall be for use only while the employee is assigned to the post where it is earned. Any such compensatory time not used at the time the employee is reassigned to another post shall be forfeited.". (b) The section analysis for such chapter is amended by inserting the following new item immediately after the item relating to section 5925: "5926. Compensatory time off at certain posts in foreign areas.". SEC. 501.16 The Congress finds that (1) the consequences of modern scientific and technological advances are of such major significance in United States foreign policy that understanding and appropriate knowledge of modern science and technology by officers and employees of the United States Government are essential in the conduct of modern diplomacy; (2) many problems and opportunities for development in modern diplomacy lie in scientific and technological fields; (3) in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of the technological aspects of United States foreign policy, the United States Government should seek out and consult with both public and private industrial, academic, and research institutions concerned with modern technology; and (4) the effective use of science and technology in international relations for the mutual benefit of all countries requires the development and use of the skills and methods of long-range planning. DECLARATION OF POLICY SEC. 502.17 In order to maximize the benefits and to minimize the adverse consequences of science and technology in the conduct of foreign policy, the Congress declares the following to be the policy of the United States: 15 Sec. 2205(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465; 94 Stat. 2160) repealed sec. 413. 16 22 U.S.C. 2656a. 17 22 U.S.C. 2656b. |